Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-06
THE MOZART.
AHAuAL rsy rISa OF THIS MUSICAL
ASSOCIATION.
Report Of President Tannsr-0ther Re
porti-Meeting Of the Board Elee-
tics OF Officers, &C.

Dr. j. Is. McCaw was called 10 Tue
chair and Mr.. James W. Pegram re-
Quested to act as secretary. Messrs.
F. NJ Boykin and John +. Allen were
appointed committee on proxies, and
reported quorum present.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.
The president, Colonel William E.
Tanner, then read his annual report,
which was accepted:
RICHMOND, VA, May 5, 1887.
To the Ecmters Of the Richmond Mozart Assetia-
fion:
Ladies' and Gentlemen,-The close OF another
fiscal ye8r 1nds our association In prosperous
condition and our organization maintains the
exceptional position IL has so long held as the
| leading musical association In the South. ln-
deod, know OF no other society In the United
States that holds s0free 1issscdk er|1y nee1 ~
| the year, and, thanks TO our diligent and efii-
| cient Music Committee. the entertainments
| are generally attractive and enjoyable. Our
| regular orchestra, which, owing TO diminu.
| lion In our revenues We hayo been compelled
| TO curtaii little In re. seems 10 be improving
| by means Of their more frequent rehearsals,
! and continue 10 furnish music which proves
| satisfactory 10 the generality OF our members,
while our amateur orchestra Is doing rem6rkn-
| bly, efficient work considering that they are
| genera ly young men engaged IN other busi-
ness who have but limited time for practicc.
| The thanks ot the association are due them for
frequent valuable contributions to the attract
| iyeness Of the Instrumental numbers upon our
programmes.
Experience has demonstrated that our
| Academy OF Music Building needs some changes
in order TO better ft IL Tor miscellaneous enter
tainments, as well as tor the uses OF the assO-
citation, and II il the desire OF the Board or
| Governors 10 have this work done as soon "a VIC
can get possession Of the building from the
present lcssees.
Since the last annual meeting Of tho associ,-
tion Governor Fitzhugh Lee and hessrs.
Francis u. Boykin, George p. Stacy, and
Samuel HiYh have been elected members OF
the Board 81 Governors TO hll vacancies caused
by resiRnatons.
II has come 10 the knowledge Of the board
| that some q the members Of the association
| q ossibly through igrorancsl have loaned their
membership tickets TO other parties residing Ia
the city, aud have also written for such parties
invitations 10 our DiUsicGes similar TO those &c
corded non. residents. Members should take
notice that such action Is contrary TO the rules
Of the association, and punishable by expul-
sion IL persisted In.
No male resident Of the city Of Richmond
or Manchester over tUenty-one years OF
ago who IL not member Of tho No
zart Association is entitled 10 admission 70 our
fnHsiccies unless he purchases before the eve
ming OF the performance card or admission
on the order Of a memDer from one OF the de-
positorlG5 named III tne Neekly a1'eIhse
ment.
The Baton. containing our weekly pro-
grarrmes, has for the past year been edited 10y
kr. Everett Waddy. and cOIinues, as iD the
past 10 be q useful ard pleasant adjunct TO
our concerts.
Az the request OF the Petersburg Musical
Association your president has appointed five
| deli gates TO the sixth annual Musical Conven-
tiCn OF Virginia and the Carollnaa 10 be holden
| in Petersburg May 10th proximo. The usual
al xvfl hp HgI N cnnnpptiOn
| the convention, and as this festival promises
| even 10 excel the magnificent ones which have
| preceded ", il Is hoped that many otour men,
| bers and citizens at large Will avail themselves
| Of the opportunity 20 attend.
Upon the invitation OF our association the
Petersburg Musical Association and auxilis-
| ries win render the grand Oratorio OF 81. Paul.
by Mendelssohn, In the Mozart Academy or
Music in this city on SATURDAY evening, Nay
| l4th. assisted by an exceptional quartette aud
| superb orchestra-all under the direction "
| Professor Carl ZeTrahn. Of Boston.
| It ia earnestly hoped and expected that our
| people will crowd the building on this occa-
| sion. az IL will be much the finest 0ratorio per-
| formance ever given In Richmond.
The following synopsis from the report OF our
treasurer, Mr. Samuel Sint0n, will show the
| present condition OF our finances:
| Amount ON hand at date Of last an
Amount received since date Of last an
nual report. Observation-Disclosures. H,iol "A
si5,sli %
Amount expended since date OF last
annual report. rt.................-....- IBID ~
Balance due the treasurer. ........s 1884, 10
Amount rent due the Mozart AssOcla-
tion by Strasburger & Co. the
lossees Of the Mozart Academy OF
Music, TO l2tn April l............ ..,.. f3 "
From the ebove statement it viii be seen
fHaf ba NJ DUillfnR
met their obligations to tho association the
treasurer's account would show a balances in
hand Of Soig23.
Our present mem bership is 740.
Respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM f. TANNER, President
The treasurer, Mr.. Samuel Sinton,
read his report, the main features of
which are embodied in the president S
report.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
MEETING OF THE BOARD.
A meeting of the Board of Governors
was then held, and the following Off
GERS were elected Colonel William T..
Tanner, president; Mr.. T. William
Pemberton, vice-president; Mr.. James
W. Peeram, secretary.
Mr.. Samuel SfhtoD, ,who has 50 eff
ciently filed the Office of treasurer OF
the association for ten years past, de-
clined reelection on account of its in
terfering with his private business.
This was a matter of great regret to the
board, and Mr.. Sinton was re-clected
Notwithstanding his objection. Mr.
Sinton then rendered his resignation as
treasurer, to take effect on the lst of
June next. The matter of selecting
his successor for this important office
was referred to the Finance Committee.
COMMITTEES.
The following committees were then
appointed by the president
Finance. r. NJ. Boykin. George 3.
Steel. John +. Allen, G. l.. Todd,
Samuel Hirsh.
Masic.-John Tyler, ". i. Burton,
f. r. Archer, J. b. McCaw, c. OBJ.
| Cowardin, Il. A. Hoen.
HaU.-A. Bargamin, II. p. Edmond,
Thomas Potts, Henry Miller, George
y. Stacy.
Owing to pressure OF public bust
ness Governor Fitzhugh Lee rendered
his resignation as member Of the
hoard, 10 which he was elected at the
last meeting. The filing of the va
cancy was passed by for the present
The initiation fee was reduced from